Download OpenELEC 6.0 Beta 3

The third beta release of version 6.0 of the Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center has been released. This Linux distribution is based on Kodi and can turn a computer into a full-fledged htpc. OpenELEC is easy to install, maintain and use, as well as being small and lightning fast. In version 6.0, among other things, the switch to Kodi 15 has been made, a large number of parts of the operating system have been updated and some changes have been made to the supported hardware. The changelog for this version, internally referred to as 5.95.3, looks like this:

Updated core Components since OpenELEC 5.95.2 (6.0 beta 2)

• update to dvb-firmware-0.0.48
• update to kodi-15.0-rc2-0aa930b
• update to bcm2835-bootloader-47d51d6
• update to bcm2835-driver-47d51d6
• update to mesa-10.6.2
• update to gettext-0.19.5
• update to linux-4.1.2
• update to nano-2.4.2
• update to libevdev-1.4.3
• update to libshairplay-0f41ade
• update to libinput-0.19.0
• update to xproto-7.0.28
• update to openssh-6.9p1
• update to xproto-7.0.28
• update to openssh-6.9p1
• update to libva-1.6.0
• update to libva-intel-driver-1.6.0
• update to platform-1.0.10
• update to libdrm-2.4.62
• update to gcc-4.9.3
• update to curl-7.43.0
• update to mpfr-3.1.3
• update to xorg-server-1.17.2
• update to xf86-video-nvidia-352.21
• update to RTL8812AU-3f015f0
• projects/RPi*/linux: enable CONFIG_BCM_VC_SM, needed to show HW Cursor
• projects/RPi2/patches/linux: update RPi support patches
• projects/RPi2/patches/kodi: update RPi support patches
• projects/imx6/linux: enable CONFIG_SND_SOC_IMX_AC97_VT1613
• Fix 16bpp patch which doesn’t use stride consistently – see #4221
• kodi: enhance english kb layout a bit.
• linux: add patch for Hauppauge HVR-2205/2215/2255 support
• linux: fix TechnoTrend S2-4600 DVB-S received
• Configure RPi/RPi2 platform with optimal CPU and IO settings
• projects/WeTek_Play/initramfs: Init framebuffer according to HDMI resolution from kernel command line
• projects/WeTek_Play/patches/kodi: Make ugly IEC958 workaround less ulgy

For a full changelog on what’s new, follow this link.